The organizers of the 20th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners on Sunday. The winners include:
Best Lead Actor Award
Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year
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Kikunosuke Toya
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Shion Wakayama
Best Supporting Actor Award
Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year
Best New Actor Award
Award for noteworthy performances from actors who debuted within the last five years
Singing Award
Award for singing by voice actors under own name or in a role
Personality Award
Award for a voice actor who has done notable work in radio, web radio, or TV as a personality, whether under their own name or a character’s.
Game Award
Kids/Family Award
Foreign Film/Live-Action Show Award
MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū) Award
Below are the award winners who were previously announced:
Merit Awards
Award for voice actors who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years
Synergy Award
Award for works that best show the talent of voice actors
Kei Tomiyama/Kazue Takahashi Awards
Award for voice actors who have been active in every field including acting
Special Award
Voice actors, works, or activities that deserve special recognition
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The awards ceremony, which revealed the full list of awardees, was held on Sunday. Starting in 2023, the categories of “Best Lead Voice Actor,” “Best Supporting Voice Actor,” and “New Voice Actor” are no longer separated by gender. The awards committee stated regarding the change, “voice acting is a job that transcends gender, as female voice actors sometimes voice male characters and vice-versa.” The committee added that it discussed the topic for a few years and decided to make the three awards gender free out of respect for diversity.
Starting in 2017, the Special Merit Award, which honors deceased voice actors and actresses who have contributed to many genres, was replaced with an honoring of all voice actors and actresses who passed away in the previous year.
Beginning in 2019, the awards introduced four new categories, which include “Foreign Movie/Series Award,” “Game Award,” “Influencer Award,” and “MVS (Most Valuable Seiyū).”
Source: Seiyu Awards’ X/Twitter account
